His daughter, Marisol Soto, said Urrutia was helping his brother mow the yard on Shepherd Road when the attack occurred.

“My dad knew the bees were there, but I guess he didn't know how many there were,” said Soto, 42. “When he rode by, the sound agitated the bees. He tried to run for shelter, but it was too late.”

Soto's uncle was also stung, and has been released from the hospital. Doctors told relatives that Urrutia — who'd never been stung by bees before — had a bee allergy.

“He loved to help his brothers, and he would do anything for anybody,” she said. “We were all stunned. We could never imagine this.”

Described as a “godly man,” Urrutia in May prayed with relatives of a drunken driver who killed his son, Juan V. Urrutia Jr., in a wrong-way crash in 2010. He forgave Jacob Vincent Perez, who was then granted probation.

Urrutia's funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Templo Bethel Church, at 326 Pleasanton Road, with a procession to Mission Burial Park to follow.